An organization has 39 full-time employees (FTE) and 25 part-time employees all working at the...

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Update on: Jul 25, 2025
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An organization has 39 full-time employees (FTE) and 25 part-time employees all working at the same location. The spouse of an employee in a lawfully recognized common-law marriage was diagnosed with an illness that requires extensive care. The employee requests Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave to begin immediately. The employee has been working full time for 10 months and worked 1,300 hours during that period. Six years ago, the employee worked for this employer for 3 months.

According to the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), this organization is:

Not exempt; it employs 50 or more employees.

Required to comply; it has at least 25 full-time employees.

Not required to comply; it does not employ 50 full-time employees.

Exempt; part-time employees are only considered one-half of a full-time employee.